Compulsory Purchase Order 2019

THE HIGHWAYS ACT 1980 AND THE ACQUISITION OF LAND ACT 1981

THE HIGHWAYS ENGLAND (A2 TRUNK ROAD BEAN AND EBBSFLEET JUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2019

COMPULSORY PURCHASE OF LAND AND NEW RIGHTS IN THE PARISHES OF BEAN, SOUTHFLEET, STONE, SWANSCOMBE & GREENHITHE AND GRAVESEND & NORTHFLEET IN THE DISTRICTS OF DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM IN THE COUNTY OF KENT

1. Notice is hereby given that Highways England Company Limited (“Highways England”), a strategic highways company, has made ‘The Highways England (A2 Trunk Road Bean and Ebbsfleet Junction Improvements) Compulsory Purchase Order 2019’ (“the Order”), under Sections 239, 240, 250 and 246 of the Highways Act 1980, and under Section 2 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981. It is about to submit the Order to the Secretary of State for Transport for confirmation, and if confirmed, the Order will authorise Highways England to purchase compulsorily the land and the new rights which is described in the Schedule below and delineated and shown coloured pink on the Map and delineated and shown coloured blue, regarding new rights, on the Map to the Order for the purposes of:-

(a) the construction of highways which shall become trunk road in pursuance of The A2 Trunk Road (Bean and Ebbsfleet Junction Improvements) (Slip Roads and Roundabouts) Order 20..;

(b) the improvement of the A2 Trunk Road;

(c) the construction and improvement of highways and the provision of new means of access to premises in pursuance of The Highways England (A2 Trunk Road Bean and Ebbsfleet Junction Improvements) (Side Roads) Order 2019;

(d) use by Highways England in connection with the construction and improvement of highways and the provision of private means of access to premises as aforesaid; and

(e) mitigating the adverse effect which the existence or use of the highways proposed to be constructed or improved will have on the surroundings thereof.

2. A copy of the Order and of the accompanying Map have been deposited and may be inspected on the Highways England website at www.highwaysengland.co.uk/projects/a2-bean-and-ebbsfleet-junction-improvements/ and free of charge at all reasonable hours from 14th February 2019 until 28th March 2019 at the offices of :-

(1) Highways England, Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4LZ;

(2) Dartford Borough Council, Civic Centre, Home Gardens, Dartford, DA1 1DR (Monday-Thursday 8.45am to 5.15pm, Friday 8.45am to 4.45pm);

(3) Swanscombe & Greenhithe Town Council, The Groves, Swanscombe, DA10 0GA (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9.30am to 4.00pm, Wednesday by appointment only);

3. Any objection to the Order must be made in writing to the Secretary of State for Transport, at the National Transport Casework Team, Tyneside House, Skinnerburn Road, Newcastle Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7AR or by email to [email protected] before 28th March 2019 and should state the title of the Order, the grounds of objection and the objector’s address and interests in the land. In the preparation of an objection and the statement of the grounds of objection, it should be borne in mind that the substance of any objection or representation may be communicated to other people who may be affected by it.

4. In submitting an objection or representation it should be noted that your personal data and correspondence will be passed to Highways England to enable your objection or representation to be considered. If you do not wish your personal data to be forwarded, please state your reasons when submitting your objection or representation and the Secretary of State will copy your representations, with your name and address removed, to Highways England; if there is to be a Public Local Inquiry they will be seen in that form by the public and the Inspector, who may give them less weight as a result. Highways England may disclose your objections or representations, with your name and address removed, to other parties acting on its behalf.

Further information on the project and this notice may be obtained from the Highways England (Guildford) office at the address above or by telephoning 0300 123 5000 or by email [email protected]

SCHEDULE

DESCRIPTION OF LAND AND THE NEW RIGHTS

NOTE: (a) The land comprised in the items in this Schedule is identified on the Map referred to in the Compulsory Purchase Order by means of the numbers shown in brackets against that item in the Schedule.

(b) References to ownership are references to ownership or reputed ownership at the time of preparation of the Compulsory Purchase Order and are stated only for the purpose of identification of the land.

IN THE PARISH OF BEAN IN THE DISTRICT OF DARTFORD IN THE COUNTY OF KENT

Arable land on the north of the Trunk Road (A2), on the west of the B255 and on the southwest of the A296 (Watling Street) / Bean Lane roundabout owned by Walter John Elliott (Plot 1/1a); Scrubland and wooded area on the north of the Trunk Road (A2), on the east of the B255, on the west of Bean Lane and on the south of the A296 (Watling Street) / Bean Lane roundabout owned by Land Securities Trading Limited (Plot 1/2a); Part width of Bean Lane verge on the north of the Trunk Road (A2), west of the access road referred to as Bean Lane (old) leading to the properties known as Ightham Cottages and on the northwest of the properties known as Ightham Cottages owned by Highways England Company Limited (Plot 1/3a); The whole width of the access road referred to as Bean Lane (old) leading to Ightham Cottages on the north of the Trunk Road (A2), on the southeast of the A296 (Watling Street) / Bean Lane roundabout to the frontage of the properties known as Ightham Cottages owned by Unknown Owner, Highways England Company Limited, Duncan Robert Wood, Christine Anne Bates, Philip Jenns, Lorraine Theresa Crowley, Colin Richard Meager, Ashleigh Jane Topping, Jason David Topping, Carrie Louise Dixon, Stuart Jon Dixon, John Taplin and Kent County Council (Plot 1/3b); Part width of Bean Lane on the north of the Trunk Road (A2), north of the access road referred to as Bean Lane (old) leading to the properties known as Ightham Cottages and on the southeast of the A296 (Watling Street) / Bean Lane roundabout owned by Unknown Owner and Kent County Council (Plot 1/3c); Scrubland, wooded area, car park on the north of the Trunk Road (A2), on the east of Bean Lane, on the west of the property known as Brickfield, on the southeast of the A296 (Watling Street) / Bean Lane roundabout and on the north of the properties known as Ightham Cottages owned by WT Investments LLP (Plots 1/4a, 1/4b, 1/4c, 1/4d, 1/4e, 1/4f, 1/4g, 1/4h &1/4i); Pasture land, outbuildings, scrubland and wooded area forming part of Spirits Rest Horse Sanctuary on the north of the Trunk Road (A2), on the east of the properties known as Ightham Cottages and on the west of the property known as Thrift Cottage owned by Dartford Borough Council (Plots 1/5a, 1/5b, 1/6a & 1/6b); Wooded area forming part of the property known as Thrift Cottage and part of the Trunk Road (A2) eastbound highway verge on the north of the Trunk Road (A2), on the west of the property known as Thrift Cottage owned by Darren Keith Winchester and Sarah Winchester (Plots 1/7a & 1/7b); Scrubland and wooded area on the north of the Trunk Road (A2), on the east of Bean Lane (old) and on the north of the property known as No. 11 Ightham Cottages owned by Unknown Owner (Plot 1/8a); Property No. 11 Ightham Cottages including front and rear gardens on the north of the Trunk Road (A2) owned by John Taplin (Plot 1/9a); Property No. 10 Ightham Cottages including front and rear gardens on the north of the Trunk Road (A2) owned by Carrie Louise Dixon and Stuart Jon Dixon (Plot 1/10a); Properties No. 1, 7, 8 & 9 Ightham Cottages including front and rear gardens on the north of the Trunk Road (A2) owned by Highways England Company Limited (Plot 1/11a, 1/12a, 1/15a & 1/21a); Scrubland and wooded area on the north of the Trunk Road (A2) to the northeast of the properties known as No's. 1 to 3 and 5 to 9 Ightham Cottages owned by Unknown Owners (Plots 1/13a & 1/14a); Property No. 6 Ightham Cottages including front and rear gardens on the north of the Trunk Road (A2) owned by Ashleigh Jane Topping and Jason David Topping (Plot 1/16a); Property No. 5 Ightham Cottages including front and rear gardens on the north of the Trunk Road (A2) owned by Lorraine Theresa Crowley and Colin Richard Meager (Plot 1/17a); Property No. 4 Ightham Cottages including front and rear gardens on the north of the Trunk Road (A2) owned by Philip Jenns (Plot 1/18a); Property No. 3 Ightham Cottages including front and rear gardens on the north of the Trunk Road (A2) owned by Christine Anne Bates (Plot 1/19a);

Property No. 2 Ightham Cottages including front and rear gardens on the north of the Trunk Road (A2) owned by Duncan Robert Wood (Plot 1/20a); Part width of Bean Lane (old) on the north of the Trunk Road (A2), on the northeast of the Spirits Rest Horse Sanctuary and on the southwest of the property known as No. 1 Ightham Cottages owned by Highways England Company Limited (Plot 1/22a); Part of private accessway to the rear of Ightham Cottages on the north of the Trunk Road (A2) on the south of the property known as No.1 Ightham Cottages owned by Unknown Owner (Plot 1/24a); Pasture land, outbuildings and scrubland forming part of Spirits Rest Horse Sanctuary on the north of the Trunk Road (A2) on the south and east of the property known as No.1 Ightham Cottages owned by Unknown Owners (Plot 1/24a, 1/24b & 1/24c); Wooded area on the south of the Trunk Road (A2), on the south of the westbound exit slip road and on the east of the Bean South roundabout owned by Darren Keith Winchester and Sarah Winchester (Plot 1/25a); Part of the westbound exit slip road highway verge, on the south of the Trunk Road (A2) and on the northeast of the Bean South roundabout and wooded area on the south of the Trunk Road (A2), on the south of the westbound exit slip road and on the northeast of the Bean South roundabout owned by Unknown Owner (Plots 1/26a & 1/26b); Arable land and wooded area on the south of the Trunk Road (A2) on the east of the B255 and on the east of Bean South roundabout owned by The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Right of The Crown (Plots 1/27a, 1/27b, 1/27c & 1/27d); Wooded area and scrubland on the north of the Trunk Road (A2) south of the property known as Merry Chest Cottage owned by WT Investments LLP (Plot 1/28a); Part of private accessway to arable land on the south of the Trunk Road (A2) on the north of the property known as No.16 Hope Cottages owned by The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Right of The Crown (Plot 1/29a); Part of B255 highway verge and private accessway to arable land on the south of the Trunk Road (A2) on the north and east of the property known as No.16 Hope Cottages except those owned by the acquiring authority owned by Highways England Company Limited (Plots 1/30a & 1/30b); Part of Bean Lane (old) highway and footway on the south of the Trunk Road (A2) on the north and northeast of the properties known as No.15 and No.16 Hope Cottages owned by Unknown Owners, Dartford Borough Council, Sandra Lilian Dodds and Kent County Council (Plots 1/31a & 1/31b);

IN THE PARISH OF STONE IN THE DISTRICT OF DARTFORD IN THE COUNTY OF KENT

The right to enter upon parts of private access road (referred to as Bluewater Parkway), roundabout and verge, on the west of the B255 and on the north of Lime Tree Avenue within Bluewater Shopping Centre with or without vehicles, plant and machinery to erect, maintain and remove traffic management systems in connection with the modification of existing street signs and overhead street sign gantry owned by Blueco Limited (Plot 1/32a); The right to enter upon parts of private access road (referred to as Bluewater Parkway) eastbound verge, northbound verge, central reservation, footway and verges, verge and footway on the southbound exit slip road to the B255, on the south of Hedge Place Road and Fieldfare Lane and on the north, northeast and east of Bluewater Shopping Centre with or without vehicles, plant and machinery to modify existing street signs owned by Bluewater Outer Area Limited (Plots 1/33d, 1/33e, 1/33f, 1/33g & 1/33h);

IN THE PARISH OF SWANSCOMBE & GREENHITHE IN THE DISTRICT OF DARTFORD IN THE COUNTY OF KENT

The right to enter upon parts of private access road (referred to as Bluewater Parkway) southbound verge forming part of the southbound entry onto the B255 on the north of the A296 (Watling Street) / Bean Lane roundabout with or without vehicles, plant and machinery to modify an existing overhead street sign gantry and to inspect, test, maintain and if required replace an existing drainage soakaway owned by Bluewater Outer Area Limited and Kent County Council (Plots 1/33a & 1/33c); Part of wooded area on the north of the Trunk Road (A2), on the west of the A2260, on the southwest of the Ebbsfleet Gateway roundabout and on the east of Glover Close and on the northwest of the Ebbsfleet West roundabout and on the southeast of the Pumping Station. Part of Ackers Drive and highway verge, part of planted area and private accessway to the Pumping Station on the north of the Trunk Road (A2) on the northeast of the public house known as The Spring River owned by Redrow Homes Limited (Plots 2/1a, 2/3a, 2/4a, 2/4b, 2/4c, 2/4d & 2/4e); Part of the A2260 including highway verge, wooded areas, NCN Route 1, part of Ackers Drive including highway verge and private accessway to the Pumping Station on the north of the Trunk Road (A2), on the north and west of Ebbsfleet West roundabout and

on the south and southwest of Ebbsfleet Gateway roundabout. Scrubland, wooded area and embankment on the north of the Trunk Road (A2), on the east of the A2260 and on the north and north east of Ebbsfleet West roundabout. Scrubland, wooded area and embankment on the north of the Trunk Road (A2), on the east of the A2260, on the north and northeast of Ebbsfleet West roundabout and on the north and northeast of Ebbsfleet East roundabout. The right to enter upon scrubland, wooded area, embankment and part width of Ebbsfleet River on the north of the Trunk Road (A2), on the east of the A2260 and on the west of Ebbsfleet River with or without vehicles, plant and machinery for all purposes connected with the construction, operation and maintenance of a 1200 mm diameter pipe with associated headwalls and equipment. Scrubland, wooded area and embankment on the north of the Trunk Road (A2), on the northeast of Ebbsfleet West roundabout and on the north and northeast of Ebbsfleet East roundabout. Part of private access hardstanding within landscape area and part of landscape area on the north of the Trunk Road (A2), on the southeast of Ebbsfleet West roundabout and on the west of Ebbsfleet East roundabout all owned by Ebbsfleet Investment (GP) Limited and Ebbsfleet Nominee No.1 Limited (Plots 2/2a, 2/2b, 2/2c, 2/2d, 2/2e, 2/2f, 2/2g, 2/2h, 2/2i, 2/2j, 2/2k, 2/2l, 2/2m, 2/2n, 2/2o, 2/2p, 2/5a & 2/5b);

IN THE PARISHES OF STONE AND SWANSCOMBE & GREENHITHE IN THE DISTRICT OF DARTFORD IN THE COUNTY OF KENT

The right to enter upon parts of private access roads (referred to as Bluewater Parkway), roundabouts, verges, northbound exit slip road from the B255 and southbound entry slip road to the B255 on the north and east of Bluewater Shopping Centre with or without vehicles, plant and machinery to erect, maintain and remove traffic management systems in connection with the modification of existing street signs and overhead sign gantry owned by Bluewater Outer Area Limited and Kent County Council (Plot 1/33b);

IN THE PARISHES OF SOUTHFLEET AND SWANSCOMBE & GREENHITHE IN THE DISTRICT OF DARTFORD IN THE COUNTY OF KENT

IN THE PARISH OF SOUTHFLEET IN THE DISTRICT OF DARTFORD IN THE COUNTY OF KENT

Part of unoccupied demolished sites formerly Springhead Service Station and Helinside on the north of the Trunk Road (A2) on the south of the Ebbsfleet East roundabout owned by J & B Construction Limited (Plots 2/6c & 2/6d); Wooded area on the north of the Trunk Road (A2), on the north and east of the demolished property Lyndhurst and on the southwest of the Ebbsfleet East roundabout eastbound entry slip to the Trunk Road (A2). The right to enter upon the Springhead Nurseries car park and access road on the north of the Trunk Road (A2) with or without vehicles, plant and machinery for all purposes connected with the connection to, maintenance of and operation of a 1200 mm diameter pipe, pollution control chamber with associated manholes and equipment all owned by D.T.G. Elliott & Son Limited (Plots 2/8a & 2/9a);

IN THE PARISH OF SOUTHFLEET IN THE DISTRICT OF DARTFORD AND IN THE PARISH OF GRAVESEND & NORTHFLEET (NCP) IN THE DISTRICT OF GRAVESHAM IN THE COUNTY OF KENT

The right to enter upon the Springhead Nurseries car park and access road on the north of the Trunk Road (A2) with or without vehicles, plant and machinery for all purposes connected with the connection to, maintenance of and operation of a 1200 mm diameter pipe, pollution control chamber with associated manholes and equipment owned by Neil Thomas Elliott (Plot 2/10a);

IN THE PARISH OF GRAVESEND & NORTHFLEET (NCP) IN THE DISTRICT OF GRAVESHAM IN THE COUNTY OF KENT

The right to enter upon the Springhead Nurseries access road on the north of the Trunk Road (A2) with or without vehicles, plant and machinery for all purposes connected with the connection to, maintenance of and operation of a 1200 mm diameter pipe, pollution control chamber with associated manholes and equipment owned by D.T.G. Elliott & Son Limited (Plot 2/11a).

Chris Welby-Everard

Divisional Director

Highways England Company Limited

Date: 15 January 2019